Mei-Watching from the Shadows. / Otto's Preparations and Hesitation.

While it is a very common name, Misterine's intuition tells her that the Kevin the girl in front of her is referring to is Kevin, the Lord of the World Serpent.

So... Gwen, why do you have a soul inside you that speaks with a voice that rivals Kevin's?

Although she didn't ask aloud, Misterine's gaze was undoubtedly asking the same question.

"How about a friend who is warm, cheerful, optimistic, and generous, someone you can speak freely with?"

Faced with Misterine's questioning gaze, Gwen understood the doubt in her eyes, but he did not answer, only smilingly saying...

After all, Elysia is too special, and it would be too pale to describe her with words alone.

Since Misterine has no shortage of time, it's best for her to get to know Elysia little by little on her own.

"..."

Misterine glanced helplessly at Gwen, then looked back at the smiling pink-haired girl in front of her, who showed no displeasure at her looking at Gwen, and spoke in as calm a tone as possible.

"Hello, beautiful lady, my name is Misterine... You can also call me Feather Rabbit."

Even though she had been in this world for more than a decade, the lack of social interaction over the years still made Misterine feel somewhat overwhelmed by Elysia's enthusiasm.

"Misterine and the Feather Rabbit?"

They're all such nice names!

Seeing that Misterine had finally responded, Elysia's smile became even brighter.

"My name is Elysia, and as you can see, I am a beautiful girl whose name suits me perfectly."

In Mu's common language, Elysia means 'paradise, Elysian Realm '.

My friends call me Elysia, you can use that too, it sounds cute and like me, right?

"Um..."

Looking at Elysia, who was tilting her head slightly and acting cute, and who was indeed very cute, Misterine nodded gently.

"Miss Elysia, you are indeed a very lovely girl."

However, despite saying this, Misterine couldn't help but show a hint of hesitation on her face—

Firstly, because Elysia's identity seemed to be more than just ordinary, and secondly... she really wasn't good at dealing with overly enthusiastic people.

"Hmm... it seems you haven't been there before, Misterine, and you don't know me either~?"

In response, Elysia walked over to Misterine with a smile and took her hand as if Misterine were old friends.

"Simply put..."

My identity can be summarized as— Flame-Chaser from the Previous Era, and also a comrade of Kevin, the current ruler of the World Serpent!

"I see..."

After receiving Elysia's explanation, Misterine's doubts were resolved, but at the same time, even more questions arose—

How did Elysia's soul appear inside Gwen?

Even though Misterine had transcribed numerous Stigmata, was quite knowledgeable, she had only ever seen one person like Gwen, who, in addition to the Stigmata on his body, also carried the soul of Elysia, Misterine should have disappeared 50,000 years ago.

The next moment, before Misterine could cast a questioning glance at Gwen, Elysia's cheerful voice interrupted her doubts—

"It's a secret~?"

Misterine looked up and saw a smiling girl with her fingers lightly touching her pink lips, her left eye slightly closed, and only her bright right eye open.

"Everything that follows is a secret."

It's only fair that Misterine exchanges her secret for mine, isn't it?

"Certainly."

Although she was somewhat overwhelmed, Misterine still managed to keep her gaze from drifting to Gwen, who was smiling at her, in the face of Elysia's unreserved enthusiasm and kindness, and nodded with a smile.

Although this is completely contrary to the original plan, it seems... not bad?

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Chapter 308 Mei - Observing in Secret.

Having temporarily persuaded Misterine to stay by his side, and then having summoned the old patriarch Elysia to wield a hoe (×) and offer Misterine some humane treatment (√), Gwen did nothing more but went straight to sleep.

Firstly, it provides a relatively private chat environment for Elysia and Misterine, allowing Misterine to be more open in her interactions with Elysia.

Secondly, after treating Bronya, Gwen was indeed quite tired, so he decided to take a good rest.

Time flew by, and it was the morning of the second day in the Far East. Bright sunlight streamed into the room through the gaps in the curtains, and even a single ray of sunlight was enough to illuminate the entire room.

However, Gwen was still immersed in his dream and was reluctant to wake up.

Until--

Thud! Thud! Thud!

A rather impolite knocking sounded on the door, echoing in the somewhat empty room and instantly waking Gwen from his sweet dream.

Who is it?

Although Gwen was still somewhat dazed from being suddenly awakened, he was still able to distinguish between reality and the captivating dream. He calmly asked the doorway, while one hand had already reached for the Heavenly Fire Judgment on the headboard.

"Gwen, you lazybones! The sun's already high in the sky, get up now!"

Kiana's somewhat smug voice rang out from outside the door, accompanied by even more forceful knocking.

Clearly, Kiana still harbored some resentment towards Gwen's previous teasing remarks, and now she finally seized the opportunity to exact her revenge.

"Kiana, be mindful of the occasion..."

Outside the door, Raiden Mei gently nudged the white-haired girl beside her, reminding her.

"This is, after all, a faculty and staff dormitory."

"Oh..."

Upon hearing this, Kiana immediately shrank back, looked around to make sure no one was looking in their direction, and then breathed a sigh of relief.

Just then, the door in front of Kiana suddenly opened, causing Kiana, who had one hand on the door, to fall forward uncontrollably.

"Ah..."

Letting out a soft gasp, Kiana flailed her arms, trying to regain her balance—

Even without systematic training, Kiana shouldn't have fallen like that.

However, before Kiana could regain her balance, a hand gently touched Kiana forehead.

Seeing Kiana almost fall into his arms, Gwen grumpiness vanished instantly. He chuckled, and with a slight push, he made Kiana stand up straight.

"Kiana, even if you want to throw yourself into someone's arms, you don't need to make up this kind of cover-up, do you?"

Although you're a bit clumsy usually, you're still a genuinely beautiful girl when you don't say anything, so I still don't mind giving you a hug.

Although his morning grumpiness had subsided, Gwen still made a sarcastic remark as "retaliation" for Kiana's earlier rudeness.

"You're going to die!"

Upon hearing this, Kiana's fair face immediately flushed red, and she punched Gwen with her little fist, but Gwen easily caught it.

Good morning, Mei. How did you sleep last night?

Ignoring the commotion of Kiana, Gwyn pulled her into the room and greeted the black-and-purple-haired girl with a Gwen. She was dressed in a well-fitting tracksuit and had no makeup on her pretty face, yet her face was still flawless.

"I had some trouble sleeping at first, but then I slept very soundly."

Meeting Gwen's gaze, Raiden Mei smiled slightly, but instead of following Gwen's lead and entering the room, she stood at the door and spoke.

"Kiana and I are here on the behalf of Principal Theresa. We would like you to go to her."

"Theresa is looking for me?"

Upon hearing this, Gwen raised an eyebrow and released Kiana, who was still struggling.

"Please wait a moment. I slept quite soundly last night. If you hadn't come, I probably would have slept until noon. I'll go see Theresa with you after I wash up."

"Were you injured last night?"

Upon hearing this, Kiana forgot to play with Gwen and asked with concern.

"Don't worry, I'm fine. It's just that summarizing what I learned last night was a bit tiring—"

To draw an analogy, it's like Kiana, you finish your homework and then immediately go to sleep... if you had actually done your homework properly.

"What are you saying!"

Upon hearing that Gwen was alright, Kiana quickly regained her angry expression and lightly punched Gwen with her little fist.

"Hmm~"

Gwen just smiled and stopped teasing Kiana, then went straight into the bathroom.

Only then did Raiden Mei enter the room and wait for Gwen with Kiana.

However, unlike Kiana, who was still bickering with Gwen, Mei's gaze lingered on the room where Gwen had only stayed for a few days.

"Although he only stayed for a few days, it seems... Gwen is just like when he was in Changkong City, not paying much attention to the details of life..."

Just as Mei was trying to learn more about Gwen through the clues, Gwen quickly finished washing up and went with the two of them to find Theresa.

"Please come in."

As Theresa's voice sounded somewhat downcast, Gwen pushed open the door to Theresa's house. In the bright living room, Theresa stood on tiptoe, holding a towel, carefully wiping Golden Cross that was taller than herself.

"Auntie, we're back."

Seemingly sensing that Theresa was not in a good mood, even Kiana lowered her voice a few decibels as she reported her mission to her aunt, whom she had only known for a few days.

"Okay..."

Hearing Kiana's voice, Theresa responded softly, wiped the Oath of Judah one last time with the towel in her hand, and then turned around.

"Gwen, I have already asked my grandfather about the situation."

After that, Judah asked you to take it back to headquarters.

Before Gwen could speak, Theresa threw the towel she was holding onto the sofa and said to Gwen.

"I will definitely bring Judah back to headquarters safely."

Seeing Gwen didn't say anything more, but simply nodded.

In order to increase the possibility of Gwen recalling Kallen's spirit, Otto would naturally not let Judah go.

Therefore, it was inevitable that Judah would be taken back from Theresa.

"Um...

You know everything you need to know, just be extra careful...

Theresa nodded upon hearing this, then waved her hand dismissively, not particularly enthusiastic.

"I'm sleepy, I'm going back to sleep now, I won't see you off later."

With that, Theresa took one last, reluctant look at Judah before turning and returning to her bedroom.

After Theresa closed the door, Gwen sighed silently, carefully lifted Judah, and looked at the two somewhat bewildered girls, casually explaining:

"Judah accompanied Theresa for most of her life and could be said to be her most important friend."

Now that I have to part ways with my friends, I can't help but feel a little down.

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Chapter 309 Otto's Preparations and Hesitations.

"If that's the case, why is Bishop Otto so insistent on taking Judah back?"

Kiana, upon hearing this, immediately expressed her dissatisfaction.

Although she didn't know exactly what Otto had done, Kiana knew from her father's conversation with Gwen that he wasn't a good person, and her tone when talking about Otto wasn't pleasant either.

"In order to... better combat the Honkai."

Gwen shook his head, not explaining Otto's long-cherished wish to the two girls in detail—knowing too much would be harmful to them at this point.

Moreover, strictly speaking, this isn't exactly a lie. If Otto hadn't continued to be so indecisive, humanity's fight against the Honkai would have gone much more smoothly.